The Defending Champion Started with a Victory, All Four Leading Seeds in the Quarterfinals
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Daily News #ATPUMAG • #31atpumag • OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE ATP TOURNAMENT• No4 • 23.07.2021. THE DEFENDING CHAMPION STARTED WITH A VICTORY, ALL FOUR LEADING SEEDS IN THE QUARTERFINALS The main favorites lived up to expectations and on Friday the quarter- Defending champion from 2019, Lajović (pictured) did not lose the final program at the Plava Laguna Croatia Open will be marked by top set, but that does not mean that he easily reached the victory against tennis! After the first (Albert Ramos-Vinolas) and fourth seed (Richard increasingly better Spaniard Bernabe Zapata Miralles, who just recently Gasquet) made it to the third round on Wednesday, the day after they reached the best placement in his career (120th). He won with a score were joined by the two remaining players who were free at the start, 7:5, 6:4, and probably the key moment happened in the tenth game Dušan Lajović (2nd) and Filip Krajinović (3rd). This is the first time since of the first set, when the Spaniard had two set points with a 5:4 lead. 2012 that all four leading seeds entered the quarterfinals in Umag! (continued on p. 6) Daily News RASPORED MEČEVA – PETAK, 23. SRPNJA 2021. STADION GORAN IVANIŠEVIĆ GRANDSTAND 16:30 17:00 Damir Džumhur (BIH) vs. Radu Albot (MDA) Richard Gasquet (FRA) Pedro Martinez (ESP) vs. Fernando Romboli (BRA) ne prije 19:00 David Vega Hernandez (ESP) Daniel Altmaier (GER) vs. Dušan Lajović (SRB) ne prije 19:00 Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) vs. slijedi Stefano Travaglia (ITA) Filip Krajinović (SRB) vs Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) slijedi Tomislav Brkić (BIH) Nikola Ćaćić (SRB) vs. Ivan Sabanov (CRO) Plava LagunaMatej Sabanov Croatia (CRO) Open Umag CITY, COUNTRY TOURNAMENT DATES SURFACE TOTAL FINANCIAL COMMITMENT Umag, Croatia 19-25 July 2021 Red Clay € 481,270 STATUS NAT MAIN DRAW SINGLES 1 1 ESP RAMOS-VINOLAS, Albert A. RAMOS-VINOLAS [1] 2 BYE A. RAMOS-VINOLAS [1] 75 64 3 Q ARG COLLARINI, Andrea D. AJDUKOVIC 4 WC CRO AJDUKOVIC, Duje 63 62 5 ESP TABERNER, Carlos C. TABERNER 6 WC CRO SERDARUSIC, Nino 62 62 S. TRAVAGLIA 64 63 7 ITA TRAVAGLIA, Stefano S. TRAVAGLIA 8 6 ESP MUNAR, Jaume 63 76(1) 9 3 SRB KRAJINOVIC, Filip F. KRAJINOVIC [3] 10 BYE F. KRAJINOVIC [3] 64 62 11 WC DEN RUNE, Holger Vitus Nodskov R. ALBOT 12 MDA ALBOT, Radu 16 63 62 13 LL ARG OLIVO, Renzo A. MARTIN 14 SVK MARTIN, Andrej 16 62 76(1) C. ALCARAZ [7] 63 61 15 FRA POUILLE, Lucas C. ALCARAZ [7] 16 7 ESP ALCARAZ, Carlos 36 62 62 17 5 SLO BEDENE, Aljaz M. CECCHINATO 18 ITA CECCHINATO, Marco 61 64 D. DZUMHUR 63 61 19 BIH DZUMHUR, Damir D. DZUMHUR 20 Q SVK HORANSKY, Filip 64 63 21 Q ITA GIANNESSI, Alessandro A. GIANNESSI 22 CZE VESELY, Jiri 76(4) 75 R. GASQUET [4] 76(4) 64 23 BYE R. GASQUET [4] 24 4 FRA GASQUET, Richard 25 8 ITA MAGER, Gianluca G. MAGER [8] 26 ESP MARTINEZ, Pedro 06 63 63 D. ALTMAIER 46 61 75 27 Q GER ALTMAIER, Daniel D. ALTMAIER 28 FRA MOUTET, Corentin 57 61 00 Ret'd 29 ESP ZAPATA MIRALLES, Bernabe B. ZAPATA MIRALLES 30 URU CUEVAS, Pablo 46 62 64 D. LAJOVIC [2] 75 64 31 BYE D. LAJOVIC [2] 32 2 SRB LAJOVIC, Dusan ATP, Inc. © Copyright 2014 2 SEEDED PLAYERS RANK PRIZE MONEY POINTS ALTERNATES / LUCKY LOSERS WITHDRAWALS 1 RAMOS-VINOLAS, Albert 41 WINNER € 41,145 250 R. Olivo (LL) S. Caruso (Groin Strain) 2 LAJOVIC, Dusan 43 FINALIST € 29,500 150 3 KRAJINOVIC, Filip 44 SEMI-FINALIST € 21,000 90 4 GASQUET, Richard 54 QUARTER-FINALIST € 14,000 45 5 BEDENE, Aljaz 56 SECOND ROUND € 9,000 20 RETIREMENTS/WALKOVERS 6 MUNAR, Jaume 66 FIRST ROUND € 5,415 0 C. Moutet - 7 ALCARAZ, Carlos 72 FOLLOW LIVE SCORING AT 8 MAGER, Gianluca 73 www.ATPTour.com LAST DIRECT ACCEPTANCE Dzumhur, Damir 126 ATP SUPERVISOR(S) Gerry Armstrong „After more than a year of living in pandemic circumstances, we are looking forward to the return of the ATP tournament in Umag, which will bring together the tennis elite and offer many visi- tors attractive and diverse con- tent. This additionally positions Croatia as a well-prepared and organized, but also a significant sports and tourist destination. Precisely for this reason, this year the Croatian National Tou- rist Board is again the oldest and most prestigious tournament in Croatia, which presents Umag, Istria and Croatia in the most beautiful way. At this moment, safety and a good epidemiolo- gical situation are the main me- ssages we send to the world and that is why I wish everyone a safe and pleasant stay in our country while adhering to all prescribed epidemiological measures, but also enjoy top tennis and long- awaited vacation.“ Director of the Croatian Na- tional Tourist Board Kristjan Staničić Photo: Marko Todorov/Cropix 3 Daily News JOIN ISTRA CAMPING CLUB TODAY! Collect and use your points for your next stay Exclusive member offers Get a chance to win a free vacation Become a Club Ambassador and earn extra points Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag CITY, COUNTRY TOURNAMENT DATES SURFACE TOTAL FINANCIAL COMMITMENT Umag, Croatia 19-25 July 2021 Red Clay € 481,270 STATUS NAT. MAIN DRAW DOUBLES BIH BRKIC, Tomislav 1 1 SRB CACIC, Nikola T. BRKIC N. CACIC [1] CRO AJDUKOVIC, Duje 64 36 10-8 2 WC CRO NINCEVIC, Frane T. BRKIC N. CACIC [1] 62 62 3 CZE JEBAVY, Roman CZE VESELY, Jiri R. JEBAVY J. VESELY ESP TABERNER, Carlos 75 63 4 ESP ZAPATA MIRALLES, Bernabe VEN MARTINEZ, Luis David 5 4 NZL SITAK, Artem I. SABANOV M. SABANOV 6 CRO SABANOV, Ivan 36 76(1) 10-6 CRO SABANOV, Matej I. SABANOV M. SABANOV 75 60 7 ITA CARUSO, Salvatore ITA MAGER, Gianluca D. DZUMHUR A. SANCIC BIH DZUMHUR, Damir 67(6) 62 10-6 8 CRO SANCIC, Antonio 9 MDA ALBOT, Radu ESP MARTINEZ, Pedro R. ALBOT P. MARTINEZ 10 GER BEGEMANN, Andre 64 76(5) SVK ZELENAY, Igor R. ALBOT P. MARTINEZ 64 61 11 ITA CECCHINATO, Marco ITA TRAVAGLIA, Stefano M. CECCHINATO S. TRAVAGLIA BRA MATOS, Rafael 75 64 12 3 BLR VASILEVSKI, Andrei ESP LOPEZ, Marc 13 PR ESP MUNAR, Jaume F. ROMBOLI D. VEGA HERNANDEZ 75 46 10-5 14 BRA ROMBOLI, Fernando ESP VEGA HERNANDEZ, David F. ROMBOLI D. VEGA HERNANDEZ CRO KALENDER, Admir 36 75 16-14 15 WC CRO POLJICAK, Mili A. KALENDER M. POLJICAK URU CUEVAS, Pablo 63 64 16 2 FRA MARTIN, Fabrice ATP Tour © Copyright 2014 SEEDED TEAMS RANK PRIZE MONEY (PER TEAM) POINTS ALTERNATES/LUCKY LOSERS RETIREMENTS/WALKOVERS 4 1 BRKIC, Tomislav / CACIC, Nikola 101 WINNER € 15,360 250 2 CUEVAS, Pablo / MARTIN, Fabrice 165 FINALIST € 11,000 150 3 MATOS, Rafael / VASILEVSKI, Andrei 165 SEMI-FINALIST € 7,250 90 4 MARTINEZ, Luis David / SITAK, Artem 195 QUARTER-FINALIST € 4,710 45 WITHDRAWALS FOLLOW LIVE SCORING AT www.ATPTour.com FIRST ROUND € 2,760 0 LAST DIRECT ACCEPTANCE: Adv 285 ATP SUPERVISOR(S) Gerry Armstrong COLUMN BY GORAN IVANIŠEVIĆ TOMISLAV POLJAK, TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR THE MEDALS SHINE PERFECTLY; KEY THE SAME PLAYERS ARE WINNING The tennis tournament at the renown Olympic village… I don't After the fourth day of the the only qualifier in the quarterfinals Olympic Games in Tokyo will start even know what to call it. But again, tournament we can say that things, and a player who has won four any moment, and when it does, we all athletes come to win a medal and as far as tennis is concerned, are going matches in these few days in the will carefully follow our ace, in what if they succeed in that, those medals almost perfectly. The vast majority manner that he lost the first set in will be, I hope, a real medal hunt. I saw will always be gold, silver and bronze, of key players win and that makes each. King of turnarounds, we already the draw and I would say the chances with or without the audience, with us very happy. call him that. Subjectively speaking, I are not bad for the first round to be or without a mask. The medals will am very happy for him because he is Let's start with the youngest: Carlos successful for everyone. Čila is playing always shine the same. our client, we take care of his career Alcaraz once again showed fantastic against Brazilian Menezes in the first in Starwing, and I am glad that after Clearly, there is always a difference tennis. He really dominated over round, I think it is completely clear problems with a series of injuries he is in the feeling when comparing Andrej Martin, winning 11 of the last who is the favorite here. After that, showing great tennis again, kind of like playing in the Olympics and playing 12 games. He has shown a whole the opponent should be the Spaniard when he got to Roland Garros round in tournaments. I don't know if it's arsenal of his solutions, incredible Carreno Busta, very uncomfortable of 16 as a qualifier last year, defeating, proper to say “the difference is maturity, and impresses with ease by on concrete court, but not invincible. among others, the Italian Berettini. heaven and earth” - it both is and which he plays. It’s almost amazing French Garcia, who is good, is waiting isn't. Out there you play not for how it works. He announced the The remaining two quarterfinal pairs for Donna Vekić, but if Donna plays a yourself, but for your country, for right things for Friday, when Filip are known from the day before.